Danbury First Day Photos: Students Head Back to School for 2016-17 School Year

DANBURY, CT — Newtown and Danbury students headed back to the classrooms on Monday and the first day for Easton-Redding, Bethel, Brookfield and New Milford was on Wednesday. Monroe, Weston and Ridgefield students begin on Thursday for Ridgefield Kindergarten through grade nine and Ridgefield students start Friday for grades 10 through 12. The first day back to school for Wilton students is on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2016.

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How was your student's first day? Share your bus stop and back-to-school photos by emailing wendy.mitchell@patch.com.

Patch wishes all students, teachers, families and staff a healthy and happy school year!

Photos:

1. Logan, 5 years old from Danbury, submitted by his mom, Tiffany

2. Payton, age 6 years old, 1st grade, Booth Free School in Roxbury, photo taken by her father, Scott

3. Makayla I., Middlegate School, Newtown, taken by Joanna Hoha

4. Reed Intermediate Student, taken by Gail Lovorn

5. Danbury, Westside Middle School, Grade 7, Abby, 13 years old, picture taken by Mom, Lisa

6. Tyler, Park Avenue School, taken by Tisa Keating